34th Street – Penn Station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)

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34th Street – Penn Station New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
Address	West 34th Street & 8th Avenue New York, NY 10001
Borough	Manhattan
Locale	Midtown Manhattan
Coordinates	40°45′08″N 73°59′37″W / 40.752166°N 73.993521°W / 40.752166; -73.993521Coordinates: 40°45′08″N 73°59′37″W / 40.752166°N 73.993521°W / 40.752166; -73.993521
Division	B (IND)
Line	IND Eighth Avenue Line
Services	A  (all times)      C  (all except late nights)      E  (all times)
Connection	New York City Bus: M10, M16, M20, M34 Amtrak, LIRR, and NJ Transit at Penn Station
Structure	Underground
Platforms	1 island platform, 2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Other information
Opened	September 10, 1932[1]
Accessible
Traffic
Passengers (2008)	26.013 million[2][3] ▲ 2.97%
Rank	6 out of 422
Station succession
Next north	42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal: A  C  E
Next south	23rd Street (local): A  C  E  14th Street (express): A
Next north	42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal: A  C  E
Next south	14th Street: A  C  E
Station service legend Symbol Description Stops in station at all times Stops all times except late nights Stops late nights only Stops late nights and weekends only Stops weekdays only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays Stops rush hours only Stops rush hours in the peak direction only Station is closed (Details about time periods)

34th Street – Penn Station is an express station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of 34th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan, and adjacent to Pennsylvania Station. It is served by the A and E trains at all times, and the C train at all times except late nights. It is the sixth-busiest station in the New York City Subway system, with 26,013,432 passengers in 2008.^[2]

There are four tracks, two side platforms, and one island platform. The two side platforms serve the C and E local trains. The A also uses these platforms late nights, when it runs local. Other times, it runs express and uses the center platform. Atlantic Avenue on the IRT Eastern Parkway Line and 34th Street – Penn Station on the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line are the only other stations in the system with this configuration.

South of the station there is an additional track between the 2 express tracks with a connection to both at both ends (about 30th Street on the south end and 33rd Street on the north end). This allows for various extra movement of trains including storage or removal of a train with mechanical problems to be sent back in the other direction. It could also be used if 34th St had to function as a terminal station.

Pennsylvania Station is a major transfer point to Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and the Long Island Rail Road. It is the busiest railroad station in the United States.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• nycsubway.org — IND 8th Avenue: 34th Street/Penn Station
• Station Reporter — A Lefferts
• Station Reporter — A Rockaway
• Station Reporter — C Train
• Station Reporter — E Train
• MTA's Arts For Transit — 34th Street – Penn Station

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